Ketchum President Rob Flaherty takes a look at the challenges of the new corporate disclosure and transparency requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, in a post on the CNBC Blog.

Jonathan Kopp, Global Director of Ketchum Digital, will lead a discussion at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong on the role that social media will play in the U.S. midterm elections.

Ketchum and its recently announced Corporate Governance Advisory Board held a meeting in July to review the new rules requiring corporations to enhance communication with shareholders and the public.

Zócalo Group, Ketchum's word-of-mouth marketing agency, has hired Jennifer Severns as Creative Director of Zócalo Studios, a new role in which she will lead a team in developing content, interactive and consumer experiences to help ensure the agency’s clients are the most talked about and most recommended brands in their categories.

David Rockland, Managing Director, Global Research, Ketchum, and Chairman of the U.S. Agency Research Leaders Group for the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, talks about the new Barcelona Declaration of Measurement Principles, which were adopted at the 2nd European Summit on Measurement in June.

Managing Partner and Director of European Public Affairs Cornelius Winter shares five principles for navigating the challenges and opportunities of today's European public affairs landscape.

In a new article in the magazine PRmoment, Avril Lee, Partner and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ketchum Pleon London, examines the challenge of the shortage of talent for healthcare public relations and what steps the public relations industry can do to remedy this problem.

In a recent article for Medical Marketing & Media magazine, Nancy Hicks, Associate Director of Ketchum's North America Healthcare Practice, describes the vital role that communications professionals will play in helping Americans understand the particulars of the U.S. healthcare reform bill.